Adjustable poster frame



Dec. 10, 1929. E, PAINE 1,738,793

ADJUSTABLE POSTER FRAME Filed Oct. 24, 1927 IN V EN TOR. [015?5 57:

t I I Patented Dec. 10, 1929 omen :STAES OFFHCE E-LMER E. PAINE, OFSANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA ADJUSTABLE POSTER FRAME Application filed October24, 1927. Serial No. 228,185.

is adapted to stretch out the posters made of thin paper or the like andto support the same so as to present a smooth surface.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable poster framewhich is readily adjustable to posters of difierent sizes and in whichbeads are provided to reinforce the edges of the poster so as to.

prevent any undue wear thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an adjustableposter frame which is collapsible and is readily portable from one placeto the other. Therefore, it is rendered highly desirable for the use ofdifferent sizes of posters which must be transferred.

frequently from one place to the other.

Another object of this invention is to provicle an adjustable posterframe which is so highly useful and simple in construction. Convenienceof' arrangement, lightness and comparatively low cost of manufacture arefurther objects which have been borne in mind in the development of theinvention.

with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description ofthe preferred embodiment of means for practicing the same, which isillustrated in the drawing accompanying and forming part of thespecification. It is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theembodiment disclosed in said description and the drawing, as I may adoptvariations of my preferred form within the scope of my invention assetforth in the claims. I The invention is clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a side elevation'of the posterOther objects of the invention, together.

frame showing. the same set up in a position to support a poster;

Figure 2 is. a rear elevation of the poster frame; i 1 Figure 3 is asection taken along the line 33 of Figure 2; Figure 4 is a detailed Viewof the detachable bead for reinforcing the edges of the poster, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the frame members taken on the line 55of Figure 3.

' The device involvesinits general organization a telescoping frameelement denoted in its entirety by the numeral 1 anda leg designated bythe numeral 2. The poster frame 1 comprises an upper frame member 3. anda lower frame member 4. Each frame member is made of sheet metal bent toan L shape in cross section. v A spring clip 5 is formed atone extremityof the frame mem-, ber, while the other extremity thereof is formedinthe shape of an enlarged head 6;

The enlarged head 6 on the member 8 extends at an angle to'the facethereof on which the clip 5 is formed. The enlarged head on the othermember 4 protrudes-'rearwardly from said member oppositely to the clip5;

The enlarged head is formed preferably by retaining the original widthof the member atthe'end thereof, while the rest of the member is bent tothe L cross section. A transverse slot 7 is cut in each head at theunbent' edge of the member. A longitudinal slot 8 is disposedsubstantially at right angles to the slot 7 and at one side thereofadjacent to the bent edge of the member. The frame member 3 has aplurality of indentations 9 thereon. i

The lndentations form corresponding protrusions on the top of said framemember. As

the indentations have approximately the same general dimensions, theyreadily engage thebeads at the ends thereof. A poster 10 is shownsecured in the frame in Figure 1. Detachable beads, denoted in theirentirety by the numeral 11, comprise two bars 12 and 13 pivotallysecured, to each other at one end thereof, the bar 13 having a bent edge1 thereon ad e to be Press d a ai st he corresponding straight edge ofthe bar 12. The edge ofthe poster 10 iinserted' between the bars 12 and'13 and is Wrapped around the bar 12. Then the bar 13 is turned aroundthe pivot point so that the bent edge 14: presses the paper against theedge ofthe'bar 12'. The detachable beads, with the paperv attachedthereto, are then pressed into the spring clip 5. e e

The frame members are so disposed, that the spri g clips are on theoutsideends thereo'ffan d the enlarged heads 6 thereon hold. theadjacent frame member bymeans dfslo ts 7 i The straight portion oftheframernember pas es, that the slot i eb a manner t thestraighteningont of 1 two frame memhers so as to form an ex ension of each otherpresses the frame member againstthe op pd sitef a e ofsloti,therebyfholding the frame members in place, The friction be tweenthe indentations of the upper. frame member and the protrusions on thelower, frame memberl aresufiicient'to prevent any? accidental islipping,of the fra me members relative to, each other. The manner in which oneof the frame members 1s engaged. by, the

slot 7 of'the head 6 forming 7 lane.

of. the other, frame. me'mbe frfis clearly shown n h t b aln new 3; ishfis l a also clea ly. illus t rjat es the cooperation be -Q tjvve en theindentations of the topv "1- her and. the protrusions of the framemember. 7 v i more to presentasti aight.surfacelof the "f tempera? as,

.V an l ch "other, thereby/increasing; the, i lisftancehe tvizeenthe sprng 'cl'i'ps' '5 sufficiently. to" stretch out, the poster into "a"straight and: smooth 1 After.

I the longitudinal slot 8. The leg 2 'is prhferg he mme neg b lrsi-wide; re hen P l the P Sf/ frame is. firmly secured' and. stretched inand, by the; frame 1 the leg, QQisattach d thereto," One end ofs'aidleg. formsi'a fork 15, one p rongfoffyvhich engages apart,longitudinally sliding on each other, until the poster 10 is stretchedto the desired tension and smoothness. After the poster presents asmooth surface in the frame 1, the fork is placed in a position toengage the longitudinal slot 8 in the loop 6 of the lower frame memberat, and the leg 2 is pivoted rearvvardly far enough tosuppOrt the posterin a'desired inclined position. i

In manufacturing the device, While the varioiis elements maybeconstructed in any suitable manner and of any suitable material, yet itis preferable to form the same from sheet metal stamping on account ofthe cheapness, lightness, and strength of the lates i t rr pe t r othese eta ls i ma ufacturing, the essential features of ventionarealways preserved. k i if 7 It ill be recognized that a particularlyfacile device is provided top accomplish the above described method ofsupporting t er ,Yand oneivhich combines light weightantl,

sensitivity of adjustmentand teady aidaptittion' to different sizes of:posters With ruggedness of construction and positiveness of operation,especially adaptingitfor. itsluse Being a unitary charactegthedevicereqiiires'; n careful setting up and lends. itself to feetiveapplication 'by'theflab pr ordinarily a a r.

Having thus described my invention what I now claimfas novel and desireto. sec nreb y LettersPatentis:

" 1. A'poster frame a plurality of telescoping frame. members, the,free.

of each frame, memberfbeing, adapted to receive an e'dgle of apost e'r,theother. end of. each,

memberb'eing, fformedfwith an, enlarged; ligad bent, out of thefplane ofsaidmrmfben and,

T slotted, soas't'o allovv cross-,viiiseinsertion and; vthe hol'dinglofthe otherv frame member there:v

in; and a leg secured tp said frame n emhers 2. A posterframecomprlsing. a plurahty 0's framev members, means on. the. outer ends ofsaidframe members for holding the oppo site edges of a poster, theinnerend off each frame mem er bei gbent and1's1otted sor holdthe other framemember therein an adjusted position and leg secured to" frame members, vr 3, A poster frame comprising a plurality of frame members,an enlargedheadon onef end of each frame member foislidably holding the adjacent;frame member therei'n, said enlarged'hea dbeingso bent andslotted as toallow the crosswise insertion of one member.-

into the enlarged head ofathe'.otherrmemben,

means onfthe free/end of eachv framemember. for holding the op osite.edgesofza. poster.

4! A poster r esc mpr singa plaualitr tameme ber n, ndat ac l ameimember being bent and having a transverse,

slot therein for allowing. crosswise, insertion of the iaee i ame em er:theteiatet meas a hs ees-Q 101" sash f ame membe for holding theopposite edges of a poster, each frame member having a longitudinal slottherein, and a leg removably secured in one of said longitudinal slots.

5. A poster frame comprising a plurality of frame members, each framemember having a slot in one end thereof for slidably engaging theadjacent frame member, resilient means on the free end of each framemember for holding the opposite'edges of a poster, each frame member tohave a second slot therein, and a leg removably secured in one of saidslots.

6. A poster frame comprising a plurality of frame members, an end ofeach frame member being bent and having a transverse slot therein forallowing crosswise insertion of the adjacent frame member therein,resilient means on the free end of each frame member for holding theopposite edges of a-poster, each frame member having a longitudinal slottherein, a leg removably secured in one of said longitudinal slots, andprotrusions on each frame member, said frame members having indentationsthereon complemental to said protrusions for resisting the relativesliding of said frame members.

7. A poster frame comprising aplurality of frame members, an enlargedhead on one end of each frame member being bent out of the plane of saidmember and being formed with a transverse slot therein for slidablyengaging the adjacent frame member, a spring clip disposed at the freeend of each frame member for holding the opposite edges of a poster, andprotrusions on each frame member, the convex sides of said protrusionson one frame member engaging the concave sides of the protrusions on theadj aicent frame member.

8. A poster frame comprising a plurality of frame members, an enlargedhead on one end of each frame member being bent out of the plane of therespective members and being'formed with a transverse slot therein forslidably engaging the adjacent frame mem' ber, a spring clip disposed atthe free end of each frame member for holding the opposite edges of aposter, and protrusions on each frame member, the convex sides of saidprotrusions on one frame member engaging the concave sides of theprotrusions on the adj acent frame member, and a leg removably securedto the enlarged head nearest to the top of the poster frame.

9. A poster frame comprising a plurality of frame members, an enlargedhead on one end of each frame member, said enlarged heads being bent inopposite directions to each other, each head having a transverse slottherein so disposed as to allow the crosswise insertion of the adjacentframe member thereinto, a spring clip disposed at the free end of eachframe member for holding the opposite edges of a poster, and protrusionon each frame member, the convex sides of said gaging the adjacent framemember, a spring 7 clip disposed at the free end of each frame memberfor holding the opposite edges of a poster, protrusions on each framemember, the convex sides of said protrusion on one frame member engagingthe concave sides of the protrusions on the adjacent frame member, eachof: said heads having a longitudinal slot therein, a leg having abifurcated end in-.

closing said frame members'an'd engagingthe longitudinal slot in thehead nearest to the top of the frame, and clip beads adapted todetachably reinforce the edges of the poster, said clipbeads being heldby said resilient frame clips. 7

11. A poster frame comprising a plurality of frame members, a rearwardlybent head at an end of one of said frame members, and a forwardly benthead at an end of the other frame member, each head having a transverseslot therein, said slots extending from opposite edges of said heads soas to allow the transverse insertion of the respective frame membersinto the respective slots; and means on the free ends of the framemembers for holding the opposite edges of a poster.

12. A poster frame comprising a plurality of'frame members, a rearwardlybent head at an end of one of said frame members, and a forwardly benthead at an end of the other frame member, each head having a transverseslot therein, said slots extending from opposite edges of said heads soas to allow the transverse insertion of the respective frame membersinto the respective slots; protrusions on said frame members, the convexside of the protrusions on one frame member engaging the concave sidesof the protrusions on the other frame member for offering frictionalresistance against relative movement; and means on the free ends of theframe memhere for holding the opposite edges of a poster.

13. A poster frame comprising a plurality of frame members, a rearwardlybent head at an end of one of said frame members, and a forwardly benthead at an end of the other frame member, each head having a transverseslot therein, said slots extending from opposite edges of said heads soas to allow the transverse insertion of the respective frame membersintothe respective slots; said rearwardly bent head extending beyond anedge of the frame .members and. having a longitudinal slot on the loweredge thereof; a leg detachably secured in said; longitudinal slot forsupporting the frame in an upright position; and. meansonv the free:ends of the: frame members for' holding the opposite edges of a poster.v

14:; A poster frame comprising a plurality of. frame members, arearwardzly bent head at an end of one of saidframe members, a

forwardly bent'head at an. end .ofthe other:

frame member; each head having. a transaverse-slot therein, said slotsextending, from o-pposlte edges of sand heads seems toallowthetransverse" msertlon: of. the respectlve frame l nembers intothe slots;said rearward.- ly bent heads extending;beyond v an edge: of the flame:member and having: alongitud-inal slot onthe lower edge thereof; a leghaving'a bifurcated end enclosing said: frame? member, a

branch of said bifurcated end being detachably sebured: intoisaidlongitudinal slot.

7 En testimony whereof I affix my signature. v a EILM ER E. PAINEnwsagwa

